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| 2004 Acura MDX 3.5L battery VIN: 2HNYD18234 good morning acura tech, we have this 2004 mdx that has a very intermitant battery draw. will go dead either overnight or could go 4 days and start fine, then next day dead. have checked battrey draw multible times and every tim comes back .019ma.have also che... |
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| 2007 Audi Q7 Premium 3.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: WA1BY74L87 with my maxispro I get a timing specified value of -44 but the actual reading is 17 what controls the specified angle? is it the pcm or the timing acuator it's self? Have checked all other data and it is all within specs, did not copy them to help out!! |
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| 2009 BMW 335i xDrive 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAWC73599 Customer come in for valve cover gasket and oil filter adapter gasket replacement. It all goes well but after idling for about a minute, the engine misfire. The misfire will go away if I turn off the engine and restart. No misfire at all if engine warm up. Rec... Trouble codes: P0306 (29D2-Misfire 6 Cylinder), P0304 (29D0-Misfire 4 Cylinder), P0300 (Random Misfire) |
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| 2006 Cadillac DTS 4.6L High Idle VIN: 1G6KD57YX6 When car is started cold the it idles at 2000 rpm. As it warms up the idle drops and finally lands on 1100. The desired idle on the scan tool when cold is 1000 and hot is 625. I attempted idle relearn with the tech 2 numerous times. Everything appears normal a... |
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| 1988 Chevrolet S10 2.8L 3-4 intermittent VIN: 1GCBS14R6J This is my personal beater. I got it about a year ago so I don't know much about history. Yesterday, I noticed it had delayed engagement when shifting into reverse or drive. I was at a buddy's house giving him a jump and I noticed it started having a high pitc... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C1500 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 2GBEC19K0S This engine runs awesome on the road, street, etc. it came for a no-start problem initially, we replaced the distributor assy due to the pick up coil magnets being cracked, the ignition coil was replaced as a precaution, the customer called back a few days lat... |
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| 2005 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5C042 6.6L Engine VIN: 1GBE5C1215 We test oil pressure at block,,, 0 PSI Customer stated was running fine night before. Went to restart next morning and no pressure. Has anyone seen this before? Any thing I can test or that you recommend??? |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Van 5.2L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B7HC16Y51 Okay, long story short this truck runs great at all times except up steep grades that require a trans downshift to 3rd to maintain 80mph. when the trans downshifts and the rpm go to 3000-3200 rpm the check engine light flashes, and you feel a noticeable misfir... Trouble codes: P0301 |
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| 2009 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L MIL Lamp on, no acceleration VIN: 1B3HB48A59 This came from another shop, they tried a new throttle body and nothing changed. There is absolutely no throttle movement an no return voltage changes on the tps. The + and - voltage to the throttle motor read at the ECM both read 0 all the time. Has anyone ru... Trouble codes: P2100, P2118, P2119 |
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| 1962 Ford Thunderbird 6.4L wipers VIN: 2Y83Z14518 does anyone have a simple way to access the wiper motor. It's buried somewhere up under the dash and is cable operated. thx marty |
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| 2003 Ford Ranger XL 2.3L Readyness VIN: 1FTYR10D83 Vehicle came in for failed emissions due to not running monitors. Will not preform Oxygen heater, Oxygen Sensor or Catalytic converter monitors. Tested heater circuit and it tested to be complete. Then replaced both Oxygen sensors and pcm. If the circuit is ju... Trouble codes: P0460 |
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| 2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty XL 6.4L overboost VIN: 1FTWW31R08 No codes are stored in PCM, But on easy acceleration up to 30 mph boost will go over 20 psi and on moderate acceleration it will peg the 40psi boost meter with a noticeable lack of power. Key on engine off the MAP,EBP and Baro sensors are within .3 psi (Ford s... |
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| 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty King Ranch 6.2L Misfire VIN: 1FT7W2B61B ok guys I need some help. ive got a 2011 f250 with a 6.2 liter . I have a misfire on cylinder 1 and 2.i checked this with unplugging coils 1 at a time. I checked contribution and got cyl.1=-54,cyl.2=25,cyl.3=-58,cyl.4=4,cyl.5=12,cyl.6=10,cyl. 7=-18,cyl.8=-45..... |
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| 2012 Ford Edge Limited 3.5L Rough after fueling VIN: 2FMDK3KC9C Hello to all. My customers main compliant is after fueling up it runs rough then clears up. I felt led to pull canister down to check it and raw fuel came out. Now I know this needs to replaced but I can not seem to get much info out of alldata on this system ... Trouble codes: P144A, P2196 (O2 rich) |
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| 1999 GMC C1500 Suburban 5.7L steering is hard VIN: 3GKEC16R1X I have an alignment machine checked alignment all good any ideas thanks guys. |
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| 2002 GMC Sierra 1500 SL 5.3L pump or sensor VIN: 2GTEK19T92 Complaint of ABS lt on. Another shop had scanned computer and stated Lt Whl Sensor needed changed. He brought to me, I verified code C0225. I checked sensor and it read 1.2k ohms, spec showed 700-2k. So I ckd ac voltage upon spinning wheel and it ckd good. Cal... |
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| 1999 Honda Accord EX 3.0L Compressor VIN: 1HGCG1650X Thank you in advance for any input on this problem. I have a repeat compressor failure problem on this 99 Honda Accord 3.0L. The customer said he originally took it to another shop out of town and had the AC serviced, not because it wasn't cooling (so he says)... |
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| 2005 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L engine Hi, My friend replace rear cylinder head and have problem because car no have power. Brought this car to me, but I not have idea what is wrong. Engine start very good, idle good, on parking acceleration only to 3000 RPM ( sometimes to 4000) later hear somethin... |
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| 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 3.5L engine VIN: 5NMSHDAGXA INTERMITTENT problems are the worst. Customer states that after sitting a while, engine cranks good, but won't start. It takes several times, generaly two or three, may be seven for starting the engine. It seems to me like a bad fuel pressure regulator in the ... |
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| 2006 Jeep Wrangler SE 2.4L Ecm VIN: 1J4FA291X6 Ok so this jeep came in with a misfire and my older tech went out to look at it for the customer and had pulled a spark plug wire # 2 so see if it would change he said it didn't then a few moments later as the coil was arcing out he said the jeep turned off li... |
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| 2007 Jeep Commander 3.7L No Start VIN: 1J8HG48K37 This Jeep will spin over and not start after a hot soak. It has set numerous weird codes over the past week we have been working on this vehicle but none on a permanent basis except for the two network codes that showed up 3 hours after the ECM replacement. Th... Trouble codes: U1414 (Network Configuration Error FCM), U1415 (Network Configuration Error OCR) |
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| 2005 Land Rover LR3 SE 4.4L Module VIN: SALAA25405 Wondering if anyone knows if we can have a used transfer case module programmed to this car? We need to bring it to Rover which is a big hour away and was hoping someone could make sure this is doable before we go there. |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L engine 2007 mazda cx-7 timing chain broke,recently bought car from customer and priced used engines that are 3-4 thousand..Wondering if anyone ever tried to replace the timing chain and necassary damaged parts? thanks for any input. |
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| 1992 Nissan D21 2.4L Trans Ecu VIN: 1N6SD11SXN Transmission will not take any gear. Not finding any power at trans connector. What the big hurdle is I cannot find the trans computer to start diagnostics. It is not where alldata says. Seats, carpet, and dash have been removed for other issues and still cann... |
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| 2004 Porsche Cayenne S 4.5L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: WP1AB29P14 I am not a Porsche guru. This was towed in for sputtering and stalling. Scanned it for codes and started looking. The code- p0021-- does not appear to be related to the stalling. I found it would start up fine and then shortly would start idling rougher then n... Trouble codes: P0021 (A cam position- timing over advanced or system performance bank 2) |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.7L abs VIN: 1C3LC55RX8 Thanks to David, Gilbert, William and Timothy for there replies. I was assigned this vehicle from the original tech who posted this. I confirmed the ABS and BRAKE warning lamps would flash on and off after start up and continue to flash. Very intermittently... |
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| 2002 Ford Windstar Limited 3.8L Closer VIN: 2FMDA58402 We took a shot in the dark after a long process of elimination and installed a door control module on that side and it cured the problem. Its out of a 1999 and has a different part number but it works! Thanks for all the help everyone! |
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| 2012 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.0L Radio VIN: 1FTFW1CF1C still waiting on getting the truck back for further diag still cant confirm where key on sense for the ACM is coming form BCM or IGN switch but im pretty sure that is the issue! |
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| 1996 GMC K1500 Suburban SLE 5.7L 4x4 VIN: 1GKEG13R8T Thanks for the help guys. As many of you stated I thought maybe it's the switch. replaced it with no change. After some in depth thought I still was pointed back to the tccm. Turns out the tccm I acquired was for a blazer not suburban. The factory number cros... |
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| 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L running VIN: 1J4GZ58S9W thanks for the help guys replaced pcm problem solved thanks again |
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| 2001 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L differential Change pinion depth, but still little loud. Finished with this car. Thanks |
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| 2007 Mazda CX-7 Touring 2.3L No Start VIN: JM3ER29337 Thank you all techs. for help out, I did discover the problem from the timing chain. and customer decide not to fix. Thanks again for the suppose and advise. Trouble codes: P0340 (Camshaft position sensor), P2504 (Alternator high out charge). |
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| 2002 Pontiac Montana 3.4L Overheating and no heat VIN: 1GMDX03E92 Thanks guys for all your responses. Yes, it was the head gaskets. Both head gaskets had split the "compression ring" around cylinders 1 and 2. It is amazing to me that you can have 2 bad head gaskets and the engine can run perfectly and not miss a beat and idl... |
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| 2003 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L No Start, MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3FB49S63 First I would like to thank Iatn you guys are PRICELESS. I ended up sending this one to the dealer. Checked with the customer and they said that it was the Ground cable. So I think this one is fixed thanks again Trouble codes: P0600 (Serial Communication link), P0628 (Fuel pump A control circuit low). |
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| 2008 Saab 9-5 Aero 2.3L Radio VIN: YS3EH45G68 We had done a battery reset with no change. A new Dice is not available. There had to be a way to get into the Dice without a VIN. The read all modules menu does not work. Through the body menu the Dice module was accessed. This method give the same messa... |
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| 2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: YS3GN4AR8B Thanks to all who replied!! I drove this for 2 tanks of fuel and at the end the permanent code went away. The evap monitor was still open but I saw this development (ecm clearing the permanent code) as a positive one and released to owner. About a month since ... Trouble codes: P0455. |
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| 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited 5.7L Battery VIN: 5TFBV58157 Thank you to all that replied. I isolated the circuit pin #34 and it still had 3.5v coming directly from the PCM. All power and grounds were verified at PCM. At this point I recommended replacing PCM and customer declined repair and was considering trading veh... |
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